Display-receptacle.



0. S. SWITZER.

DISPLAY RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED IEB. I, 191e.

Patented May 1, 1917.

OSCAR S. SWITZER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY-RECEPTACLE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May I, 1917.

Application filed. February 1, 1916. Serial No. 75,515.

To all whom t may] concern.'

Be it known that I, Oscar: S. SWITZER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Receptacles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to display receptacles and has especial referenceto devices of this character wherein the receptacle, as. a whole,constitutes the cover of another and larger storage receptacle.

l One of the objects of my invention is to provide a receptacleunderlying a transparent top or cover for another and larger receptaclewherein to display samples, or smaller quantities of the goods that maybe contained or stored in the partly filled larger supply receptacle,for inspection, by the purchasing public.

Another object of my invention is to provide an ornamental tray or pan,secured to the underside of a glass plate cover and f movable therewith,wherein to display articles of food or like commodities, for sale and toprovide removable partitions in said tray, whereby to divide it into aplurality of compartments within which to display as many differentsorts of articles.

Other and further objects of my invention will become readily apparentto persons skilled in the art, from a consideration of the followingdescription whentaken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein t-fFigure 1 is a central vertical section, taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 2, ofa storage receptacle showing my cover receptacle applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In all the views the same reference characters are employed to indicatesimilar parts.

In my former Patent 7 51,881 dated February 9th, 1904, for coverattachment for receptacles I have described and claimed the glass platecover and means for hinging it to a receptacle as herein shown, and itis in association with this, or similar covers, that my presentinvention is intended to be used.

5 is a storage or supply receptacle within which it is desired tocontain commodities or articles to be sold to the public. A glass top 6,which is preferably octagonal shaped, covers the receptacle 5, beingsecured to a handle 7, which is hinged, as at 8, to an encircling wire 9that holds the top in position on the receptacle.` A wire projection 8serves as a4 stop to limit the backward movement of the cover. A iiatmetal plate is bent into U form to provide a clip 9', the base of whichrests against the outside of the receptacle and the legs of which areperforated to receive the wire 9 and aid in positioning the same. rIheseparts constitute the subject matter of my former patent, to whichreference has been made. Underlying the glass plate 6 is a tray or pan10, preferably corrugated around its edges, as at 11, partly to give itan ornamental appearance and partly for the purpose of securing thepartitions v12, in place. The tray 10 is relatively shallow and ispreferably smaller in diameter than the diameter of the receptacle 5. Itis held in place by a wire 13, which underlies the bottom of the tray,and which has an integral clip 141C, at each of its ends which overliesthe edge of the plate at opposite sides, and holds the tray in placethereon, so that when the top or cover 6 is lifted on its hinge 8 thetray is lifted with it. The articles to be displayed are placed in thetray 10 and are visible through the glass cover 6. In order that anumber of different separated articles may be exhibited in the tray, Iprovide partitions 12, which consist of flat metal strips, substantiallyequal to the depth of the tray, having their ends entering corrugations11 in the edge of the tray, to prevent them from shifting. The stripsare bent into two L shaped pieces meeting at a central point, where theyare riveted together, as at 12. These partitions may be quickly andeasily removed from the tray and may be of such number as to divide thetray into any desired number of separated receptacles or compartments.

The articles in the display tray 10 are tightly covered by theoverlyingglass plate 6, and thus protected against dust and otherobjectional matter and the incursion of obnoxious insects, and the like.The ornamental display receptacle also adds ornamentation to thepackage, as a whole, and presents a more attractive appearance than ifthe receptacle 5 were partly filled with a heterogeneous assortment ofarticles not symmetrically and*l tastily displayed and located in adeep, dark receptacle ,"practically out of sight of the observer.

To remove the contents from the display tray l0, it is only necessary toremove the Wire brace 18 and the tray then Will fall away from the topor cover 6 When both the cover and the'tray may be cleansed and the trayreplaced.

My receptacle and cover may be applied to barrels, drums, boxes on otherreceptacles, ot any suitable configuration, andvvhile it, is a greatconvenience it adds considerable to: the, generalg appearance of. thestore in whichl it; is contained.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

l. The combination With a supply receptacle, of ar Hat glass cover`plate hingedly connected tothe receptacle and adapted to -restv directlyupon the upper edge' thereof,

a, relatively shallow tray underlying said plate Within` the receptacle,andA means for detachably securing. the tray to said glass f coverplate.

2, The combination with a supply receptacle, of aA flat glass. coverplate hingedly connectedt to the receptacle and adapted to rest directlyupon the upper` edge thereof,

a relatively shallow tray underlying said glass plate Within thereceptacle, and a Wire rod underlying the bottom of the tray andflattened at its'ends to pass outside of the receptaolebetyveen the edgethereof andthe cover plate, the ends of the Wire being hook shaped toengage the periphery of the glass cover plate and secure the tray inposition.

3, T hecombination with a supply receptacle, of a Hat glass cover platehingedly connected to the receptacle and adapted to rest directly uponthe upper edge thereof, a relatively shallow tray" underlying said plateWithin the receptacle, means for detachably securing the tray to saidglass cover plate, the peripheral Wall of said tray being verticallycorrugated, and a. removable partitionl structure, the outer ends ofwhich are adapted to engage the corrugated Wall of the tray and therebypositively position the partition structure With respectL to the tray.

I- n testimony whereof:` I hereunto set my hand in the presence oftWoSubscribing Witnesses.

OSCAR S. SWITZER.

In the presence oi- FoRn BAIN, MARY F. ALLEN.

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